JPS6333868B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cervical vertebral joint compression and traction device, and in particular, it compresses and tractions the cervical vertebral joints by alternately repeating pressurization from the top of the head and action of pulling up the head, thereby restoring their function. The present invention relates to a device for performing treatment.

Conventionally, this type of device, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 55-22693, involves attaching a head cover with a head support device to the patient, pulling up the support device with a desired setting force, and covering the device with a weight. Treatment of the cervical vertebrae joints was achieved by alternately and repeatedly applying pressure to the body. However, the compression means using a weight is performed using a primitive method, and the arm that hangs the weight is pivoted at its base end, so the cover connected to the tip descends in an arc, and this It has been found that the head oscillates back and forth in response to the pressure, which poses a danger when compressing the cervical vertebrae.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned defects, and its gist is that a sliding body that can move vertically up and down along the pillar is provided on the pillar, and a cover with a brace is fixed to the operating member of the sliding body. On the other hand, a rope that pulls upward and a rope that pulls down downward are connected to the sliding body, and a drive unit is connected to each rope to pull it with a set tension while maintaining balance,
This drive unit is controlled by an operation unit such as a switch button on an operation panel. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a support, and the support is fixed to a casing 3 housing a drive unit and erected integrally therewith. The inside of the column is vertically divided by a partition wall 4, and a sliding body 7 having rollers 6 is mounted between the partition wall 4 and the front wall 5 of the column so as to be vertically movable. Long groove 3 in front wall 5 from sliding body 7
An actuating member 8 is projected horizontally forward through 5. The operating member 8 has a hard cover 9 on the lower side thereof, which is made up of a cushioning material that is attached to the patient's head, and is connected to the bolt 1.
0 and a wing nut 11 so that the position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction. In the head holding device provided on the cover, a strap 13 having a patch 12 that touches the lower part of the occiput and a patch 14 that touches the underside of the jaw is suspended from the lower ends of both sides of the cover 9, and a tightening band 15 is connected to both. The head is held in a vertical position. A patient seat 16 is fixed to the lower part of the front wall 5 of the column.

Pulleys 19 and 20 are rotatably mounted on the upper and lower support portions of the partition wall 4 via support shafts 17 and 18. A compression rope 21 and a traction rope 22 are wound around each other, the ends of which are connected to each other. These ropes 21 and 22 are attached to pulleys 2 provided on the rear wall of the column.
3 and 24, a pair of pulleys 26 and 27 are provided on the upper wall of the housing 3 through the through hole 25 in the rear wall.
is wound around. Both ropes are then connected to respective drums 33, 33' provided in the drive section 30 within the housing 3.
It is connected to and wound.

The drive unit 30 may have a known configuration, for example, it is equipped with two drive controllers as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 48-4828 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 35435-1983. Further, to show an improved embodiment of these, as shown in FIG. 1, control mechanism sections 32 and 32' are directly connected to motors 31 and 31', and ropes 21 and 22 are wound around the output shafts of the control mechanism sections, respectively. Rotating drums 33, 33' are provided.

The driving section 30 is operated by a control section (not shown) comprising an electrical sequence circuit including an operation panel 34. Briefly explaining the operation of this device using the operation panel 34, when the traction force and compression force are set in advance with buttons and the device is started, the motor 31 winds up the rope 21 with the drum 33 until the set compression force is reached. Thereafter, the head is pressed downward via the actuating member 8 while maintaining the balance with the set compression force. When the compression operation is completed, the motor 31 is stopped and the rope 21 is relaxed. Then, the motor 31' winds up the rope 22 until the set traction force is reached, and then the head brace pulls the head upward while maintaining balance with the set traction force. By repeating this action alternately, the cervical joint is repeatedly compressed and separated, the joint fluid is replaced with fresh fluid, and the cervical joint patient is healed.

Regarding another embodiment of the drive unit, an electromagnetic clutch is provided on each shaft of the drums 33, 33', and a powder clutch rotated by a motor is connected to both electromagnetic clutches via a torque limiter. Both motors are kept constantly rotating during treatment, and the powder clutch winds up the ropes 21 and 22 until the preset compression and traction forces are reached.After that, the drum stops winding the rope while maintaining balance at the set compression and traction forces. do. On the other hand, the pair of electromagnetic clutches are alternately energized at predetermined time intervals, and the ropes 21 and 22 are alternately pulled at predetermined time intervals to compress and separate the cervical vertebrae joints.

Furthermore, other embodiments of the drive unit will be mentioned. At the rear of the partition wall 4 inside the column 1, a pair of hydraulic cylinders are fixedly installed, each of which has an operating rod tip connected to the base end of ropes 21 and 22, and oil is supplied to both hydraulic cylinders at a desired set pressure. A pair of pipes are connected, and both base ends are electromagnetically connected by interposing a pressure regulating valve that prevents the hydraulic pressure from rising any further when the hydraulic pressure reaches a preset rope tensile force or higher. The electromagnetic switching valve is connected to a switching valve, and this electromagnetic switching valve is equipped with a motor.
This system has a configuration in which two hydraulic pump units are connected to one oil supply pipe with flow rate and oil pressure control valves interposed therebetween. This hydraulic drive unit is actuated by an electric control unit, and when the patient self-judges that it is dangerous during cervical compression traction treatment, the patient grasps a switch to cut off the power and relax the ropes 21 and 22 at his/her own will. It is something.

As described above, when a patient sits on a table along a support column, the patient's spine is erected vertically by contacting the front surface of the support column from the back to the lumbar region, and the head brace is used to pull the chin part to keep the head vertical. When the head is pressed with the member, the cervical vertebrae joints can be compressed without danger.

Furthermore, in the past, the cervical vertebrae joints were compressed with weights, which required time and effort for nurses to attach and remove the weights and to attach the weights to the appropriate weight. As a result, such a time and effort is not required, and the operation for setting the compression force has become extremely simple.

Furthermore, in the past, a large tensile force was required in addition to the weight of a weight to pull the cervical vertebrae, but in the present invention, the sliding body and actuating body are made of light metal and are extremely lightweight, so these components are included in the calculation. This is no longer necessary, and the traction force determined in response to the pathological symptoms of the cervical joints can be set directly using a button on the control unit.

The device of the present invention drains pathological joint fluid and tissue fluid from the joint lesion by compressing the cervical joint,
Next, fresh tissue fluid is infiltrated from the outside by traction, and both provide pain relief, increase the range of motion of the cervical joints, restore function of the neck and shoulder muscles, and eliminate many other pathological symptoms. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway overall perspective view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway overall side view showing the internal mechanism by longitudinally cutting through the support. 1... Support column, 3... Housing, 4... Partition wall, 7...
...Sliding body, 8... Operating member, 9... Covering body, 16...
...seat, 19, 20, 26, 27...pulley,
21, 22... rope, 30... drive section, 33,
33'...Drum.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A support is erected on one side of the housing housing the drive unit, pulleys are rotatably mounted on the upper and lower parts of the support, and guide pulleys are connected to the upper and lower pulleys from the drum of the drive unit. A pair of ropes introduced through the column are wound, and the tips of both ropes are connected to the upper and lower ends of a sliding body that can move vertically up and down within the column, and protrude forward from the sliding body through a long groove on the front wall of the column. A neck cover equipped with a neck support device is fixed to the actuating member so that its position can be adjusted, and the control unit that electrically operates the drive unit alternately compresses and pulls the patient's cervical joints with a desired tension setting. A cervical vertebrae joint compression traction device.